投稿者: Stefanie Glinski in Kabul
From children in Kabul to Taliban chiefs, the sweet, caffeine-heavy drinks are wildly popular, defying fears on nutrition They are sold outside schools, in hospital lobbies, on street corners and in every supermarket; served at wedding receptions and m…
A new generation of poets in Afghanistan is exploring the physical side of love – and isolation is their inspirationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt has been weeks in lockdown for Hoda Khamosh, but the 23-year-old has mana…
In the second of our series, Stefanie Glinski looks at how life in the normally bustling city of Kabul has been reshaped by lockdown, with roads and playgrounds empty as people try to keep their distanceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavir…
Residents of Afghanistan’s capital face stark choice between providing food for their families and limiting risk of coronavirusAfghanistan braces for coronavirus surge as migrants pour back from IranSee all our coronavirus coverageThe streets of Afghan…
Lone Kabul laboratory preparing to treat patients in the midst of political turmoil and tentative peace talks, as border with Iran closedCoronavirus – latest updatesPreparations for an outbreak of coronavirus were underway in Afghanistan as the country…
Government says schools to face more scrutiny after report that thousands may have been victims of paedophile ringAfghanistan’s attorney general has launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of more than 500 schoolboys, following the discovery o…
Human rights defenders alleged that teachers and social workers were involved in abuse of more than 500 boysTwo people have been detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence services after they exposed a paedophile ring operating in some of the country’s sch…
Social workers claim teachers and local officials are implicated, and believe thousands more children may have been targetedA paedophile ring involved in the abuse of at least 546 boys from six schools has been discovered in Afghanistan’s Logar provinc…